Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

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Learning How to Work My Control Panel

Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell, the #1 New York Times bestselling team behind Today I Feel Silly and I'm Gonna Like Me, return with It's Hard to Be Five, a story of self-control and learning to do your best every day!

Learning not to hit? Having to wait your turn? Sitting still? It's hard to be five!

But Jamie Lee Curtis's encouraging text and Laura Cornell's playful illustrations make the struggles of self-control a little bit easier and a lot more fun. Kids will laugh in recognition of siblings, classmates, and friends--and maybe even themselves.

It's Hard to Be Five

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A Dog Needs a Bone

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)



The funny follow-up to Kindergarten, Here I Come!

First grade-it's the big time! After all, it's a real honest to goodness grade. In verses that are both funny and full of heart, D.J. Steinberg celebrates big and small moments, ones that all young "scholars" will relate to-baby teeth that won't fall out, choosing the perfect library book, celebrating Pajama Day, and wrangling with the mysteries of spelling. From the first day of school to the last, this engaging anthology is essential reading for all soon-to-be first graders.

First Grade, Here I Come!

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Honk Honk! Beep Beep!

Father and child rise early for a trip to watch the sunrise on the mountaintop. Along the way they meet many friendly faces, some headed the same direction, and others in their own vehicles-big rigs, bulldozers and trains--with their own places to go and things to do. Nothing beats the start of a brand new day, especially when there are many vehicles to spot along the way.

With a simple, playful text and boldly colored, toy-like illustrations, Daniel Kirk captures the fun of a special drive.

Honk Honk! Beep Beep!

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#dwellings #storiesinrhyme #childrenspoetry #animals #habitations #rhyme #childrensstories #hardcover 

A House is a House for Me  

#problemsolving #storiesinrhyme #helpingbehavior #hardcover 

Illustrated in full color. Who are you going to call when you cannot tie your tie, when your chopper will not fly, when your car begins to steam, when your mower spurts and screams? Why, you call Four Pups and a Worm, of course--the most industrious enterprise going. No "quibbles ´n' bits" for this quirky quintet. They tie. They fly. They tow. They even mow. They can handle everything from baby-sitting to back-scratching. In fact, there's almost nothing those Four Pups and a Worm can't do, as beginning readers will delight in discovering for themselves in this catchy, silly advertising jingle-in-a-book.  

Four Pups and a Worm

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Guiding children through the stages of independent reading is easy with Rookie Readers -- the skill-specific series of early reading books designed to get and keep beginners reading. Clearly marked color-coded reading levels on the back cover of each book and comprehensive word lists inside take the guesswork out of book selection. And the engaging, colorfully illustrated stories, each one involving a young child learning a new concept or solving a problem on his or her own, are sure to hold young readers' interest and build reading confidence.

Bears, Bears, Everywhere

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#counting #mice #time #cats #clocksandwatches #storiesinrhyme #parties #hardcover 

Boom Chicka Rock

Everyone knows what a bullfrog looks like . . . and a catfish. Don’t they? What if these creatures looked just like their names–half one animal and half another? Here’s an imaginary menagerie–from the cowbird to the zebra fish–richly illustrated in full color and with stunning detail. Each animal is introduced by a poem that speculates about what such a curiously named creature might be like. Also included is a glossary of facts about the real animals that inspired the author to create the imaginary ones.

I Saw a Bullfrog

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Bear is very big, very brown, and very busy. His tree house could use a little sprucing up, so Bear heads up the ladder with a plan and a bucket of paint. But Little Bear has a plan, too--including a little mischief that brings Bear (and his blue paint tumbling down to earth. With gentle rhymes and humor, award-winning author and illustrator David McPhail creates a cheery and bumptious bear hug of a story.


Big Brown Bear

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A humorous tale of two mischievous mice that must be read out loud In a snug country cottage a fat little mouse Enjoyed, undisturbed, the whole range of the house; With plain food content, she would breakfast on cheese, She dined upon berries, and supped on green peas. When a simple country mouse who eats plain country food goes to feast with her friend in the big, busy town, you've got to keep an eye on them! Is that a mouse nibbling cakes in the dining room? Oh no! Do you see that hungry cat? Read this humorous tale of two mischievous mice out loud. Follow the trail of five green peas in every picture. Look for the berries throughout the book. Search carefully for the mice hidden in each scene.

Country Mouse in the Town House

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P.D. Eastman's canine classic--perfect for fans of the Netlix Original Go, Dog. Go! animated preschool series!
 
Written for beginning readers using only 75 different words, this beloved Beginner Book by P.D. Eastman--edited by Dr. Seuss--features all kinds of wonderful dogs riding bicycles, scooters, skiis, roller skates, and driving all sorts of vehicles on their way to a party held on top of a tree! This is a perfect gift for P.D. Eastman fans and dog lovers of all ages!

Originally created by Dr. Seuss himself, Beginner Books are fun, funny, and easy to read. These unjacketed hardcover early readers encourage children to read all on their own, using simple words and illustrations. Smaller than the classic large format Seuss picture books like The Lorax and Oh, The Places You'll Go!, these portable packages are perfect for practicing readers ages 3-7, and lucky parents too!



 "The canine cartoons make an elementary text funny and coherent and still one of the best around."--School Library Journal. 


Jamie Lee Curtis; Laura Cornell (Illustrator)

It's Hard to Be Five

Audrey Wood

A Dog Needs a Bone

D. J. Steinberg; Tracy Bishop (Illustrator)

First Grade, Here I Come!

Daniel Kirk (Illustrator)

Honk Honk! Beep Beep!

Mary Ann Hoberman

A House is a House for Me

Eric Seltzer

Four Pups and a Worm

Rita Milios; Tom Dunnington (Illustrator)

Bears, Bears, Everywhere

John Archambault

Boom Chicka Rock

Ellen Stern

I Saw a Bullfrog

David McPhail

Big Brown Bear

Henrietta; Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff

Country Mouse in the Town House

P. D. Eastman

Go, Dog. Go!

Keith Baker

1-2-3 Peas

Jeanne Titherington

Baby’s Boat